I photograph my rolling stock and, using Dallas Model Works free software, make car cards with the photo printed on the card, like this...
but I'm not sure what to put for this car's AAR classification. Anyone know?
Jarrell
Jarrell,
From the AAR Freight Car Codes:
Class "F" - Flat Car Type
FB Flat car having skeleton superstructure, suitable for carrying barrels, known as "Barrel Rack
Car".
In case you have the same style car for hauling pickles:
TW Car equipped with wooden tanks for the transportation of pickles in brine
That's my best guess...
Don Z.
Research; it's not just for geeks.
I am not realy sure on the designation. It is considered a tank car though so maybe "TA". BTW who manufactured that car. I have some Pickle vat tank car decals that would go perfectly on that car.
Dan Pikulski
www.DansResinCasting.com
My guess would be LF
from what i can determine from this list
http://espee.railfan.net/aar_1989.html#Class%20L
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pike-62 I am not realy sure on the designation. It is considered a tank car though so maybe "TA". BTW who manufactured that car. I have some Pickle vat tank car decals that would go perfectly on that car. Dan Pikulski www.DansResinCasting.com
DonZ's response comes directly from the appropriate AAR Car Codes Manual. Cars may appear as one thing, but the AAR classified them as to service, not car type, hence the term Car Classification Codes.
Hey Guys - Let's stop all the educated guesses. There are a 'zillion' placers on the Internet with AAR car type info. The 'Pickle' cars are AAR car type TW. I remember seeing these cars in Wisconsin when I was a kid back in the 50's. The smell of the brine/salt soaked wood on a hot summer day was overpowering. Then I ran ito 'hide service only' box cars at meat packing plants - there was no need to stencil them - one could 'smell' them from a 100 yards!
Jim Bernier
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
Hmmmm.... Don sounds right with the super structure thing and Jim does also on his explanation. Bet they did smell to high heaven. I did a google on the company and found this:
"Products Description: Provides juice processing & canning specializing in fruits, vinegar & applesauce Vinegars, Cooking wines, Dipping sauces or condiments or spreads or marinades, Cooking sauce, Salad dressing or dips, Savory spread or pate, Pickles and relish and olives, Seasonings and preservatives, Herbs and spices and extracts"
From that it would seem that you could find anything from pickles to vinegar ,among others, in those barrels.
Dan, it's an Athearn product.
pike-62I am not realy sure on the designation. It is considered a tank car though so maybe "TA". BTW who manufactured that car. I have some Pickle vat tank car decals that would go perfectly on that car. Dan Pikulski www.DansResinCasting.com
Normally, all I have ever seen in those cars are cucumbers in a salt/water brine. The cars transported the 'cukes' to 'pickle' processing plants for packing. Vinegar was usually hauled in a car with a wood stave container running the length if the car. AHM used to make a model of these 'vinegar' cars. Prior to metal tank lining that would not react with the vinegar, wood cars were used. Most of the pickle traffic went to trucks in the 60's. I think there are still rail transported vinegar, but so many plants are small and truck transport makes a lot more sense.
4merroad4man pike-62 I am not realy sure on the designation. It is considered a tank car though so maybe "TA". BTW who manufactured that car. I have some Pickle vat tank car decals that would go perfectly on that car. Dan Pikulski www.DansResinCasting.com DonZ's response comes directly from the appropriate AAR Car Codes Manual. Cars may appear as one thing, but the AAR classified them as to service, not car type, hence the term Car Classification Codes.
I stand duly corrected. (smaks self in the forehead with palm of hand and walks off muttering to self.
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jrbernier Hey Guys - Let's stop all the educated guesses. There are a 'zillion' placers on the Internet with AAR car type info. The 'Pickle' cars are AAR car type TW.
Hey Guys - Let's stop all the educated guesses. There are a 'zillion' placers on the Internet with AAR car type info. The 'Pickle' cars are AAR car type TW.
Jim is correct. The AAR car type is TW. It is a tank car with one or more wooden containers.
Mark